McWane Ductile Ohio - Inventory Specialist

McWane Ductile•Coshocton, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

McWane Ductile Ohio is seeking an Inventory Specialist to help maintain item and description integrity, as well as location and stock level accuracy. This role involves performing cycle counts, determining root causes of inventory inaccuracies, and recommending corrective actions. The Inventory Specialist will collaborate with various departments to resolve inventory issues, act as the main focal point for received material, and communicate receipt and usage with department heads. This position works closely with the Storeroom Manager to maintain storeroom inventory processes and keeps the manager informed of any complications or problems in a timely manner. The role also involves reviewing item usage history to help determine minimums/maximums/safety stock levels or recommend new items to stock, determining the root cause of abnormally high/sporadic usage, and researching historical inventory transactions to solve discrepancies and correct errors. Collaboration with accounting, buyers, and schedulers is expected to reconcile receipt issues, inventory discrepancies, and payment issues. The Inventory Specialist will participate in annual storeroom inventory, work with Storekeepers to maintain accurate material locations and stock levels, and notify buyers of stock outs, receipt inaccuracies, and quality issues. Additionally, this role conducts cycle counts, works to determine root causes of inventory inaccuracies, recommends corrective actions, and collaborates with Maintenance on root cause analysis for inventory discrepancies, usage abnormalities, and obsolete/excess upkeep. The Inventory Specialist manages storeroom receiving processes, confirms inventory, processes expense material receipts in D365, and scans applicable documents for research and audit purposes. They also scan daily receipts for expense material and notify appropriate employees for pickup, and assist with quarantined deliveries by researching accurate Purchase Orders, buyers, or departments. This role may also fill in for Purchasing team members when absent.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED with experience in receiving, warehousing, or inventory required.
Basic knowledge of MRO parts and heavy industrial items required.
Must be capable of performing accurate mathematical calculations and analyzing problems.
Have good organizational skills and have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Computer literate; proficient with Microsoft Windows, MS Office programs and applications.
Must be flexible but have a sense of urgency and be willing to take initiative when needed.
Time and priority management is a must.
Ability to work and collaborate with a diverse group of people

Nice To Haves

A degree with any Supply Chain concentration is preferred.
Experience in Microsoft D365, Dynamics, and/or any ERP system is highly preferred.
APICS/ASCM CPIM or other Inventory Certifications is a plus but not a requirement.

Responsibilities

Helps maintain item and description integrity, as well as location and stock level accuracy.
Performs cycle counts, determines root causes of inventory inaccuracies, and recommends corrective actions.
Collaborates with various departments to resolve inventory issues.
Acts as the main focal point for received material.
Communicates receipt and usage with department heads as needed.
Works with the Storeroom Manager to maintain item and description integrity.
Keeps the Storeroom Manager informed of all complications or problems in a timely manner.
Maintains storeroom inventory processes.
Communicates with Department Heads as needed with storeroom requests/usages.
Reviews history of item usage to help determine mins/maxs/ss levels or recommend new items to stock.
Determines root cause on abnormally high/sporadic usage in the storeroom; recommends adjustments.
Able to research historical inventory transactions to solve discrepancies and correct inventory errors.
Works with accounting, buyers and schedulers to reconcile receipt issues, inventory discrepancies and helps resolve payment issues.
Participates in annual storeroom inventory.
Works with Storekeepers to maintain accurate material locations and stock level accuracy.
Notifies buyers of stock outs, receipt inaccuracies and quality issues.
Helps in the resolution as needed.
Conducts cycle counts and works to determine root cause on inventory inaccuracies.
Recommends corrective action to reduce/prevent future discrepancies.
Collaborates with Maintenance on RCA for inventory discrepancies, usage abnormalities and E&O upkeep.
Manages storeroom receiving processes.
Confirms inventory and processes expense material receipts in D365 and scans applicable documents for research and audit purposes storing them on the Purchase Order in Dynamics.
Scans daily receipts for expense material receipt and notifies appropriate employees for pick up.
Assists with quarantined deliveries (researching accurate Purchase Order, buyer or department).
Fills in as needed for Purchasing team members when absent.
Other duties as assigned